by - May 24, 2010 12:55 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The December 17 fire that torched El Lorito at 511 Broadway in Van Buren, stalled a business that was bringing in $55,000 in sales each…
by - May 24, 2010 12:39 pm
story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At the Alma’s farmers’ market on Saturday (May 22) only Delilah Atha and her two children, 7-year-old Colton and 5-year-old Sydney, showed up…
by - May 21, 2010 11:24 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - May 21, 2010 10:52 am
Employment in Arkansas’ troubled manufacturing sector increased in April to an estimated 164,600 jobs — the third consecutive month of sector gains. Overall, Arkansas’ jobless rate held steady in April…
by - May 21, 2010 9:17 am
Arkansans should see pump prices below $3 a gallon going into the Memorial Day weekend, but motorists traveling across the state should expect crowded highways as vacation-seeking families emerge from…
by - May 20, 2010 9:15 pm
Members of an ad hoc committee tasked to review funding options for the Fort Smith Convention Center agreed Thursday that they are ready to begin work on preparing a report…
by - May 20, 2010 8:19 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] An update on the yet to be constructed Mitsubishi wind turbine plant was presented at Thursday’s (May 20) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority….
by - May 20, 2010 3:01 pm
Mitsubishi officials said Thursday (May 20) that their planned $100 million Fort Smith plant may sit idle if the company is unable to seek legal relief from an alleged General…
by - May 20, 2010 11:31 am
Another wind energy company has decided to set up shop in Arkansas, with Osceola the potential beneficiary of up to 500 jobs. Beckmann Volmer announced Thursday (May 20) it’s plans…
by - May 20, 2010 10:12 am
The move toward growth in the area residential real estate market took a step back in April with a 6.3% dip in homes sold in Crawford and Sebastian counties. Crawford…
by - May 18, 2010 7:27 pm
Mojo’s Ivory House and Dueling Piano Bar, the newest bar and entertainment venue to open on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith, cut the ribbon Tuesday on the first high-profile…
by - May 18, 2010 2:33 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The dirty business of trash pickup took center stage at Monday’s (May 17) city council meeting in Van Buren. Mayor Bob Freeman spoke bluntly to…
by - May 18, 2010 7:46 am
There is no recession at Wal-Mart, with the company reporting Tuesday (May 18) total sales of $99.848 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2010 — a 5.9% increase over…
by - May 14, 2010 2:47 pm
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - May 14, 2010 10:48 am
A recent study released by the American Trucking Associations’ predicts a 25% growth in U.S. freight tonnage by 2021 — good news for trucking companies able to survive the current…
by - May 13, 2010 5:49 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Three potential tourists from the Czech Republic logged on to Van Buren’s Web site last month to see what the city has to offer. They…
by - May 13, 2010 4:48 pm
The need for and public views toward a 1% hospitality tax fueled the most passionate discussion at Thursday’s (May 13) ad hoc committee created to consider funding options for the…
by - May 11, 2010 7:09 am
April brought a slimmer of hope that enplanements out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport may begin to improve. The airport posted 6,964 enplanements in April, up 8.6% compared to…
by - May 10, 2010 6:11 pm
What goes down may just as quickly come up. Just a few days ago the market went wild with an almost 1,000-point drop with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. According…
by - May 10, 2010 7:41 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. is beginning to see consistent financial gains, with its second fiscal-quarter net income reaching $156 million, far ahead of analyst estimates. For the second quarter ending…
